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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th June)

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Mina the hollower, grapple dogs and might start Final Fantasy 8 when i go on holiday next week.

I did play a bit of Mario and Luigi Brothership but it got too boring for me so i bailed on that.
Had the same problem with Dream team when that released. Only ever tried those two.

Love the traditional turn based paper mario's but M&L is something else.
Maybe i should start with the first one on my Analogue pocket and see if that keeps me interested.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (23rd May)

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@TYRANACLES
I spent A LOT of time in Nightfire's multiplayer. I replayed the single player a couple of years ago and i think it really holds up. Sadly Everything or Nothing, while fun, don't hold up as much. Beat it last night.

I had Goldeneye Rogue Agent as a kid and while it's not as good as the other ones in that generation it's fun.

Re: Mina The Hollower Finally Lands On Switch 1 & 2 In Just A Few Weeks

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@sketchturner
I'm 3 dungeons in so far and i'm enjoying it. Feels like a modern link's awakening but with a bit less polish and the story's not that interesting, at least from what i've played.

I really like the element system where the dungeon item is a new element that are used in classic zelda ways.

Progression is linear but it does not hold your hand, you'll have to find the correct path yourself. You can explore and upgrade health, magic and items.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th April)

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Recently been replaying both Resident Evil 4 original and remake back to back, chapter to chapter to see which i prefer.
It's been really fun seeing how similar yet different they are at times.
About halfway through the castle. They're both great but so far i still prefer the pacing and level design of the original.

Will try to beat Planet of Lana 2 this weekend. Started it when it launched and it's been fun but it never hooked me like the first one did.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th April)

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Finally beat DQ7 Reimagined. Overall i enjoyed it but it's definitively the weaker one compared to the others i've played (3 HD2D, 8 and 11).

Decided my next turn based game will be Fuga 2 which i played an hour of a while ago then put on hold for other games.

Kinda burned out with Pokopia, but i'll probably play through it more bitesized. Just started Rocky Ridges

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st March)

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Litteraly just completed Doki Doki Panic for the first time. Played mario 2 snes version tons of times since childhood and the nes/gba versions a few times but never the original game before now.

Took me a while to adjust to no running in this version.
The game forcing you to beat the game with every character was actually pretty fun. You can still use the warp pipes but i played through all levels with all characters.

Mario 2 is an improvement but Doki Doki Panic is still great!

Now i can get back to Planet of Lana 2, DQ 7 and might replay Panzer Paladin with a buddy.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)

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Been in a N64 mood this week.
87 🍌 into DK64 so far playing the Tag anywhere romhack (because i respect my time). Been really enjoying it. Probably won't complete it but i'll get what i feel is enough then finish it.

I've also played bits of other n64 games too know which one to add to my list.
So Kirby 64, the bomberman 64 games and goemon's great adventure will be played at a later point.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th January)

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Beat "Astronite" last night. If you like metroidvanias and "1bit" artstyles like in "Minit" and "Master Key" then play this game. It's great!

I also got my limited run orders yesterday so i'll be playing "Shantae Risky Revolution" finally.

I was planning on playing more of "Dark Deity 2" but i had no idea the paper mario inspired "Escape from ever after" released yesterday. So that will be my rpg for the next week probably.

Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review 2025 - Our Most Played Games

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Hades 2, Tomb Raider 1-3 remastered collection (played 2 and 3 last year) and Two Point Hospital are my most played. All around 55-60 hours.

Had Octopath Traveler 0 released a couple months earlier it would have crushed my top 3.

Among new switch 1/2 games my favorite is Hades 2, but i think the best game i played last year is either Gravity Circuit or Unsighted

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th January)

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Been playing a lot of the new Suika game. Love it!

Might beat Monkey Ball Banana Mania this weekend unless it get's too frustrating.

About 50 hours into Octopath Traveler 0. I hope to beat it before DQ 7 Reimagined. Played the demo and really loved it but can't play two looong rpg's at the same time.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd January)

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Just started Monkey Ball Banana Mania which is always a great time 🐒🌐

Played a fair bit of Fading Afternoon which i really want to enjoy buy just like with Yakuza i just can't bother with the beatemup combat. Seems like they're both great games but not for me.

Been on a ps2 kick this week. Played a bit of Oni and about halfway through GTA Vice City Stories. Really need to upgrade to a better fan. It's so loud! ✈️

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th December)

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Wanted to play something i've never played, yet nostalgic and something i could have gotten for christmas when i was a kid. So i started to play the ps1 version of Gex 2 on mister fpga. Really like it so far.
Beat the first one on switch a few weeks ago.

Right now i'm almost finished with Schim, a fun, small game where you're jumping from shadow to shadow kinda like a squid in Splatoon.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th December)

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Been sick with the flu since tuesday and when i'm feeling well enough to play something it's mostly been Octopath Traveler Zero and Once upon a Katamari.

Yesterday i randomly decided to play through Gremlins 2 on nes which was great. Never watched the movies before but watched 1 last night and probably the sequel tonight.

I feel the need to play more 8 or 16 bit games so i think it's time to finally play wacky races on nes or 007 james bond on game boy

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th December)

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Currently trying to wrap up the last few levels in Nintendo world championships on Switch. Been enjoying it much more than i expected when i got a physical copy on sale recently.

Still playing Prime 4 and Octopath 0. Will probably beat Prime next week. Thinking which metroidvania i'll play afterwards. Either continue my Silksong playthrough (been on hold since october) or start Laika.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th December)

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Both Prime 4 and Octopath 0.

I'll also try to get some more time in Stray Children which is a spiritual sequel to Moon, which inspired Undertale, which inspired Stray Children. The pacifist style of combat is interesting but feels too slow and tedious compared to Undertale but is still fun so far.

I've also been playing Yakuza 0 on and off last couple of months. It's my first Yakuza game and i don't quite know how i feel about it. I love the world and the humour but on the other hand the gameplay and combat put's me to sleep.
I'm gonna give it more time but i don't see myself playing all yakuza games in this style, but i need to try the more RPG ones like "Like a Dragon"

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (15th November)

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I'm a few hours into Lunar 1 and will try to beat it before Octopath Traveler 0 releases in december. Played through the prologue demo and i'm really looking forward to it.

Last couple of days i finally got hooked into Hades 2. Played it every once in a while since it released but put it on the side for other games. Things are opening up and incantations brewing.

Currently transfering games to my PS2 HDD so i might also play some Chulip or Conflict Desert Storm

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th November)

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Just was at a record fair. Didn't find any game soundtracks unfortunately but got a couple james bond soundtracks and a judas priest album. Daniel Craig's face is currently spinning around on my record player.

Games wise i picked Dave the diver up again since the S2 update is finally out. Just got Crow Country and Antonblast so i'll probably start one of those this weekend.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th October)

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Wanted something short after spending 50+ hours in Two Point Hospital before beating it.

Went with The Thing Remastered which is ps2 janky but fun so far.

Might start a replay of ps1 Resident Evil 2. Or maybe see how the n64 version feels. Played it for the first time last year and loved it so i'll do Claire A and Leon B this time.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th September)

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Mystical Ninja on N64. Been wanting to play that for a while. I'm a couple hours in and i love it. The intro theme song instantly got put on my playlist.

I played a bit of the first snes goemon a few years ago and need to get back to that soon but not until i'm done with this one and maybe Bakeru on Switch

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (9th August)

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Now that i'm finished with both Death Stranding 2 and Romancing Saga 2 remake i can finally get back into Donkey Kong Bananza.
I'm taking my time with it. Not completing everything as i go through but still collecting a big bunch of bananas along the way.

I'll try to play some Toree Saturn as well. Love the plot so far after a couple levels
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Re: More Switch Games Reportedly Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes

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@silver-crescent when i play Eiyuden chronicle on switch 2 the framerate's high only in the menus and map. When i exit those the fps stays high for maybe a second then it slows down.
It's the same on all performance modes.
Is it the same in your experience?
I remember this being a bug they supposedly patched last year.